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    I would assume the customer taxes the car but Cazoo keeps the V5 until after the return period.

    If the car is backed the customer can’t reclaim the tax money as they paid it in a separate transaction.

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    Normally do OK in December but lease car conversions are very low despite manufacturers throwing extra money in, just don’t seem to be the customers.

    Used retail cars have been slow but have got out of two RRS’s with good money and a new shape Micra flew out , amazed me.

    We are aware of several companies waiting to see what happens next week before they commit to any more vehicles.

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    Had our first customer tell us our RRS is overpriced at £41k as it should be £38,715 or something according to Autotrader.

    New salesman got him and does not like negotiating....(another matter)....

    I got the call transferred and was direct “so why have you called about our car if it’s to expensive?

    Guy was taken back but listed it’s the colours he wants, black pack, opening roof, side steps, Cameras etc.  Either way he was not buying it as Autotrader says....

    On a positive just before I went home one of the other guys was taking a holding deposit and finance prop on it do hopefully done. (Need it as the last 10 days have been shocking).

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    9 hours ago, Mark101 said:

    I wonder whether at some stage we will have wireless charging, as in car parking charge mats or perhaps even further, electrified roads. Like the wireless phone charging pads on a much larger scale - probably talking bollocks.

    Far from it, BMW has it working at domestic properties in Germany with a variant of the 530e.

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    3 hours ago, NOACROSS said:

    We’ll see shortly, with the new EGolf etc. 

    The E Golf experiment worked then, have been on sale and used on the UK roads for nearly five years and nobody notices them!

    11 hours ago, tradex said:

    I believe the term is 'catch a fucking cold";)

    I regards to Tesla, I feel some of the leading funders might suffer if residuals don’t stay as predicted.  Fag packet maths a two year old M3 Perf will need to be worth c.38k to break even.

    2 hours ago, BHM said:

    It’s ok for those who have their own private parking & thus a dedicated area for a charging point installation.

    What about the millions of people in terraced houses, flats (apartments if you’re posh) and basically every other property where a public footpath separates the car from the home?

    The infrastructure just isn’t here. Yet?

    Netherlands have lamppost chargers so I expect them to start appearing here soon.

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    3 hours ago, awc1000 said:

    Anyone on here doing any good with used plug-in hybrids?? I notice new sales are down due to the grant ending for plug-in hybrid, and no grant available for a power point due to it being a used vehicle.

    We get strong but patchy demand for nearly new and do quote well with used examples but these are normally b2b sales and have a good supply.  The main thing about PHEV cars is they only really work for company car drivers due to the low CO2 and in most cases they are never charged. 

    Having had a few 330e’s (my first one was one of the first in the UK back in March 16) they are great cars, far better than the equivalent 330i but I have seen lots of eye watering repair bills covered under warranty or goodwill.  

    Regarding grants, I will double check but as far as I am aware there have been no changes to users applying for a charge point grant on used cars.

    23 hours ago, NOACROSS said:

     

    Those taxi people are outrageous for doing that btw! No shame. Did they just think it was free?

    It appears that way.  Nearly as funny as the local Sainsbury’s, I have noticed old dears rock up in their Nissan Leafs and have a picnic whilst getting some free electricity.

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    No idea on installing a point for commercial purposes but I would think Pod-Point or Chargemaster would be a good starting point.  In the future I think the market demand for commercial charging points will be on major roads that don’t have service areas, residential areas where occupants can’t charge themselves or retail food / leisure outlets where the EV driver has something to do whilst charging.  

    Locally there are several free charge points provided by a supermarket whilst down the road BP have installed one but despite being closer to most offices I often see people leaving their cars at the supermarket.

    We now have a charge post at the office but we got that for our Zoe pool car using the government grant (you need to show ownership or written order confirmation to qualify).  We now lock it as we found a local taxi firm started using it out of hours.

     

     

     

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    1 hour ago, CCC said:

     

    What’s the warranty on them and who’s liable if they are off the road? Heard some horror stories in quality (inc wheels falling off) including a friend who had one, although this was 3 yrs ago now so hopefully they will have improved. My brother loves his though. But he did lease due to concerns over residuals.  

    4 years or 50k, battery is 8 years 100k from memory.  Have put one on a 3 year contract of 45k per year so let’s see how that goes!  Also done a few to companies where the driver has nowhere to charge.

    Lots of teething problems but they have rangers who fix them.  Have seen pictures of some shoddy panel gaps and paint but most drivers don’t seem to report issues.

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  12. Posted

    Don’t get me started on them.  Zero company car tax next year so we are doing loads.  They won’t deliver, 30 minute group hand overs,  several price increases of M3 since launch but that protects used values.  Allocation is another, cars on order since the summer but last week ordered identical and he gets it next week from stock.

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    Shame these VW group boxes don’t seem to be getting any better.  Have at least 4 client cars in this week having either DMF or gearbox control failures under warranty.

    We are also getting lots of complaints about the 1.5 150bhp Evo engine doing kangaroo impressions so it could be one to watch in the future.

     

  21. Posted

    9 hours ago, justina3 said:

    its the sign of the times sadly its the way a lot of people communicate, we have a pay as you go sim phone which we send such items out so we dont have to give our personal phone number out.

    Whatsapp is massive cant see it going away anytime soon, to be fair we use it a lot in work and works really well for group messages.

    We do similar, have an office “burner” phone for WhatsApp etc.

    One of the guys was recently surprised when he opened a message to another salesman from a Tinder conquest.

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  23. Posted

    Getting insurance will be the big expense if plate driving, once you have got that register with Movex, Shiply etc.  

    You mention classic car movements, from experience of classics it is best to transporter them as they tend to be unreliable (and there are lots of people doing this).  Likewise high end are best to go by specialist lorry and most will pay worth a bit more for a better service.  

  24. Posted

    11 hours ago, John Bowman said:

    Bristol City Council has approved a ban on diesel cars in a central zone during the daytime, which is set to come into effect in 2021. The proposal is now going to Whitehall and there will be a public consultation with residents and businesses.

    What do dealers on the forum – especially those in the Bristol area – think of the proposal? Do you think it'll become a UK-wide trend – and what could it mean for sales and dealerships?

    http://cardealermagazine.co.uk/publish/bristol-approves-daytime-ban-diesel-cars/180911

    Feedback appreciated for use by Car Dealer Magazine. Thanks.

    My initial thoughts are that if a city successfully bans diesel cars it will cause a fall in diesel sales as the public will loose confidence in the values on a national basis in fear the ban spreads to other cities.

    As it is only early stages I would expect it will turn out to be pre Euro 6 or similar, or just end up operating as a revenue raising daily charge for non complying vehicles as there will be lots of key workers commuting into the city who can’t afford to upgrade their cars.

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    14 hours ago, NacMan said:

    Any know of any cheap logistics delivery company need picking up from BCA Blackbushe to Manchester, BCA charging 277 pissed!

    If something happens to the vehicle are the logistics company  insured e.g. scratch or scuff? or worst case scenario crashed

    Thanks

    They all have insurance so accidents wilL be covered.  

    Damage is something else, the auctions won’t sign collection paperwork and the driver can just add any marks on so you are taking a risk there.